Anthony Pettis Credits Jorge Capetillo for Helping Rediscover His Love for Running

After a disappointing first Season in the Professional Fighters League, Anthony Pettis is ready to take over the 155-pound division. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Pettis (25-12, 1-2 PFL) delivered his first PFL victory following a majestic performance against Myles Price, forcing his opponent to tap to a triangle choke from the mount. “Showtime” credits his coach Jorge Capetillo for making him rediscover the love for running, which resulted in a significant cardio improvement. Following a short journey to Mexico, the elder brother of Sergio Pettis is now back in training camp in preparation for his second fight, which will go down on a yet-to-be-announced date in June.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:30) His journey to Mexico
(01:56) Almost finishing his opponent out of the gate
(02:50) Discussing the transition into the mounted triangle choke
(03:25) Leading the leaderboard
(04:35) Promising to deliver more finishes
(04:59) Enjoying the training camp
(05:40) Improving his cardio
(07:22) Thinking about the playoffs
(07:48) The sophomore event of APFC
(08:17) Putting the Midwest up-and-coming fighters on alert
(08:48) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and now he covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.